Tag: Advocacy

Life Extension Advocacy Foundation, in collaboration with Singularity University Moscow Chapter and consulting group Deloitte, are hosting in Moscow an expert discussion on how to inform society about the potential and the advancement of gerontology and preventive medicine. These experts believe that attracting people’s attention to the capabilities of medical technologies to prevent aging might…

Over the past few years, there has been a tradition of longevity researchers and activists around the world to organize events on or around October 1 — the UN International Day of Older Persons, or Longevity Day. In recent years this has been extended to include the entire month of November as a Longevity Month…

There has been an increase in the level of interest in the field of rejuvenation biotechnology over the last few years. The recent entry of senolytic therapies that clear senescent cells from the body into human clinical trials have spurred even more interest in the field of late. Today we wanted to highlight three very…

There’s no doubt that Dr. Ilia Stambler’s Longevity promotion: multidisciplinary perspective is a thorough book that all kinds of advocates of healthy longevity may find very useful. The book reads pretty much like a collection of academics papers, each dealing with a different aspect of the matter, including science, history, social and moral implications, legislation,…

Over the past few years there has been a tradition of longevity researchers and activists around the world organizing events on or around October 1 — the UN International Day of Older Persons, or Longevity Day. This year we want to continue this tradition by doing something special, making a video to showcase you, our community,…

Very recently, the World Health Organization, which is essentially the United Nations’ agency for coordinating international health-related efforts, has launched The Global Online Consultation on Research Priority Setting for Healthy Aging. A corresponding survey is available on the WHO website and can be filled until September 30. As WHO is the main source of policy…

We are delighted to hear that the SENS Research Foundation and the Forever Healthy Foundation have joined forces to host an exciting conference about rejuvenation biotechnology on March 15-17, 2018 at the Umspannwerk Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany. A new show open to the wider audience The particularly good news is that this conference will be open…

Our crowdfunding platform Lifespan.io, supporting studies on aging and longevity, was founded in August 2015, and this week we are celebrating our second birthday! We thought that this was a great moment to have a look at what we have achieved with your support: $200k+ raised and 4 research projects successfully funded (and the…

In the last year or so, we have seen remarkable progress with a number of interventions that target the aging processes to prevent and treat age-related diseases, however, we should always remain grounded when it comes to scientific progress. We should avoid the dangers of being both too optimistic but also too pessimistic about the potential…

There is a persistent view that life extension advocacy is something that does not require any investments and can be done in your spare time. Fundraising for overheads is like an elephant in the room: it is hard not to notice it is there, but people try to avoid talking about it. The truth is,…